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Inauguration Buttons News Coverage
I’ve compiled links to stories below that chronicle the entrepreneur’s making money from President Barack Obama buttons and memorabilia.
Obama’s likeness brings in the bucks - The Sun Chronicle
Vendors fill D.C. streets with goods - USA Today
Obama souvenirs increasing presidential inauguration memorabilia fans - Wallet Pop
Inaugural memorabilia may fetch big bucks - Politico
Inaugural Memorabilia: What It’s [...]
Winter Rec-Fest Button Design
Winter Rec-Fest kicks off with 2009 button unveiling - La Crosse Tribune
Amy Springer of La Crosse, Wisconsin designed the winning button for the 23rd annual Winter Rec-Fest in La Crosse. Purchasing the $1 button will get a visitor into certain events.
Barack Obama’s Official Button Supplier
Buttons can be big business - just ask Tigereye Design. The company is based in Greenville, Ohio and is the main supplier of buttons, yard signs, posters, t-shirts, etc. for Barack Obama’s campaign. How much is that contract worth? Over $6 million and counting.
There is a very intersting article in the Dayton Daily News that [...]
APIC National Convention
Today is the last day of the 2008 American Political Items Collectors National Convention in Las Vegas.
The New York Times wrote an interesting story about the event and some of the people that attend it. Buttons are not the only political memorabilia collected - you have a Mike Huckabee guitar pick and even a Hillary [...]
Oktoberfest Button
Okbtoberfest in La Crosse, Wisconsin is in its 48th year. The event is a German tradition. The button for the was recently revealed.
The button was designed by Dana Moe, a graphic design student at Western Technical College. Dana is pictured with the winning entry. That may be largest picture of a button I’ve ever seen.
Oktoberfest [...]
Barack Obama / Larry Craig Button Snafu
A button maker in Idaho mistakenly put a picture of Barack Obama and Larry Craig on the same button. You may remember Larry Craig as the Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho who was arrested in airport bathroom for lewd conduct.
Tigereye Design accidently put Craig in the picture instead of Larry LaRocco, the Democratic candidate for [...]
Obama Buttons Outsell McCain Buttons
Obama trounces McCain … in sales of T-shirts, badges, caps - Breitbart
The article above takes a look at merchandise sales for Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama merchandise is much more popular than McCain merchandise. Last week at a popular website, McCain barely beat out Hillary Clinton in merchandise sales.
If you make political buttons, you’re [...]
What Should Obama Wear?
Early in the presidential race, Barak Obama caught some heat for not wearing an American flag lapel pin on his suit.
Over at The New York Times, Steven Heller asks a few designers what Barak Obama should wear on his suit instead of an American flag pin. There are some interesting suggestions - such as an [...]
Lumberjack Days Button Revealed
Story via TwinCities.com
Lumberjack Days is an annual event held in Stillwater, Minnesota. This year the event is July 23-27.
There is a treasure hunt with a $1,000 prize. But, in order to win the prize, you must be wearing a button. The $3 button was designed by Ben Alpert, a student at the University of Minnesota.
Buttons on the cover of Wired Magazine
The July issue of Wired Magazine has a few buttons on the cover.
The buttons say “I’m a Red-Hot Republican,” “Kiss Me I’m a Democrat”, and “Watch Out Vote”.
